LOTTO lout Michael Carroll is delivering lumps of coal to fishing villages 20 years on from his win.
The self-styled “King of the Chavs” – who moved to Scotland after blowing his winnings – was just 19 and working as a binman when he won £9.7million in 2002.
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But he squandered his winnings on booze, drugs, sex and friends with ex-wife Sandra Aiken leaving the “big shot” for using prostitutes.
Carroll also would splash up to £2,000 a day on cocaine and said he “started sniffing the world away”.
The 39-year-old made the move to Scotland in 2019 and has since reunited with his ex-wife.
He rented a £500-a-month, two-bed house and also had jobs at a biscuit factory and slaughterhouse.
Michael said at the time: “I don’t look back with any regrets that’s for sure. It was 10 years of fun for a pound, you can’t go wrong with that.
“I wouldn’t want to turn the clock back. But I live a good, free lifestyle now and I’m happier because I’ve got my life back.”
We told last year how he reunited with ex-wife Sandra Aiken before the pair tied the knot for the second time.
A friend said: “Mickey’s calmed down a lot and has been living quite a nice wee life and working hard.
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“Him and Sandra buried the hatchet and got back together and it has all worked out well for them.
“It happened very quickly in the last few months but they fell right back in love and are really happy together now. What’s in the past has been forgotten about.”
The couple originally married in 2003 but Sandra left soon after growing appalled by Carroll’s lavish lifestyle.
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